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The Good Heart

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.
2009 | 95m | English

(5295 votes)

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Popularity: 2 (history)

Director: Dagur Kári
Writer: Dagur Kári
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Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.
Release Date: Sep 11, 2009
Director: Dagur Kári
Writer: Dagur Kári
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Keywords san francisco, california, homeless person, suicide attempt, friendship
Production Companies Nimbus Film, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Wild Bunch, Forensic Films, ZDF/Arte, Palomar Pictures, ShortCut Copenhagen, Zik Zak Filmworks
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,800,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Brian Cox Jacques
Paul Dano Lucas
Stephanie Szostak Sarah
Isild Le Besco April
Bill Buell Roger Verne
Ed Wheeler Jonathan
Clark Middleton Dimitri
Edmund Lyndeck Barber
Daniel Raymont Markus
Damian Young Roddie
André De Shields Sooty
Stephen McKinley Henderson Psychiatrist
Larry Pine Laugh Therapist
Nicolas Bro Ib Dolby
Name Job
Dagur Kári Director, Screenplay
Christian Einshøj Assistant Editor
Drifa Freyju-Ármannsdottir Set Decoration
Rasmus Videbæk Director of Photography
Ásta Hafthórsdóttir Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Designer
Ana Katharina Dreschsler Set Decoration
Mary Cooke Key Hair Stylist
Slowblow Original Music Composer
Leo Won Key Makeup Artist
Kerry Barden Casting
Helga Rós Hannam Costume Design
Paul Schnee Casting
Hálfdán Pedersen Production Design
Andri Steinn Guðjónsson Editor
Roy Farfel Stunt Driver
Name Title
Sigurjón Sighvatsson Executive Producer
Skuli Fr. Malmquist Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson Producer
Robin O'Hara Executive Producer
Scott Macaulay Executive Producer
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Brian Cox is excellent! As the characters transition and grow during the movie, you will laugh and cry. ...

Jun 23, 2021